A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...

Great East Japan Earthquake struck in the mid-afternoon, train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area came to a halt for ...

Japan on Tuesday marks the 14th anniversary since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the nation in 2011, triggering a ...

Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...

Drought in the mountainous areas of central and northeastern Japan is contributing to the spread of forest fires on a scale ...

Expect launches from 7pm at Meiji Jingu Gaien Softball Stadium (220 fireworks), Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School (75 ...

Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the most earthquake-prone. It is located within the Pacific Ring ...

Bystanders pray at 2:46 p.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Tokyo, as Japan marks the 14th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake, ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published ... things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same ...

Earthquakes occur along fault lines between continental plates, where one plate is diving beneath another. Pressure builds between each plate, called fault stress. When this stress builds enough to ...